"Call all the company-level officers and above to me. Trench excavation will stop for now." Tang Dao ordered coldly.
Before the officers gathered together, Tang Dao drew out his bayonet and drew a simple layout diagram of field fortifications on the frozen hard ground. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he said: "Two days ago, I told everyone about the importance of ridges.
The importance of the reverse slope tunnel is that the position on the top of the mountain is the ridge.
The top of Highland No. 1 is only a few hundred square meters, so it’s okay to use an arc-shaped trench for trenches. However, the mountains of Highland No. 2 and Highland 3 are slightly flatter, and the slopes of the top of the mountain and the slopes are gentler. If the enemy attacks, you will
It lacks enough depth, so we cannot make generalizations, but should make decisions based on local conditions."
Seeing that Zhao Daqiang and Qian Dazhu, who were responsible for the construction of the trenches on Highlands 2 and 3, still looked confused, Tang Dao could only continue to explain patiently: "The trenches on Highlands 2 and 3 must be built using the width.
The curvature is larger. Firstly, it is used to protect against artillery. Secondly, it can also use the terrain to form sufficient defense in depth and arrange it in steps. For example, I will put an infantry company on each of these two highlands for defense. Then,
On the front line, only place one platoon."
Tang Dao's bayonet slid upward on the fortification configuration diagram and continued: "Push back thirty meters and use the slope to establish a second layer of defense. Here, put another platoon, which can not only protect the two wings of the position, but also serve as the third layer of defense.
Second line of defense.”
"Sir, I know how to protect the two wings of the position, but where is the infantry platoon and fire support platoon I have?" Zhao Daqiang scratched his scalp and asked cautiously.
This question is a bit silly, but Tang Dao is not angry at all. Anyone who can become the commander of four infantry companies is regarded as the best officer in the independent battalion, but those like Qian Dazhu and Zhao Daqiang are promoted from outstanding soldiers.
Yes, they have not received formal military education, and they are still new to the position layout of mountain defense warfare. Otherwise, Tang Dao would not have to give lectures on the position temporarily.
"Good question." Tang Dao said.
"Defending blindly is not a real defense. A real defense should be to defend while attacking. The infantry platoon in your hand is left as a reserve team in case the main position is lost. We can launch a counterattack at night to regain the position.
, during the day, the Japanese army had planes in the sky and artillery on the ground. We couldn't defeat them. In order to reduce casualties, we could retreat to the tunnel behind the mountain.
There will also be trenches and positions near the tunnels. We will use the positions there to withstand them. At night, the Japanese planes will not be able to fly and the artillery will have to be blinded. At this time, if we start a night battle, the Japanese may not be able to defeat them.
us."
"In order to prevent the main position from being used by the Japanese invaders, remember that the depth of all trenches must reach 1.8 meters, and the sandbags on the parapets must reach 2 meters. Each shooting position facing the enemy position must have a sandbag no more than 0.5 meters high.
There is no earthen platform facing our position." Tang Dao continued.
"Sir, why is this? In a 2-meter-deep trench, how can we shoot when we can't even raise our heads! It's inconvenient to have a platform to step on, isn't it?" The company commander of the baggage company, who was already familiar with Tang Dao, was also a little confused.
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"Let me ask you, are we taller or the little devil?" Tang Dao sighed.
"It must be because we are taller! Although the little devils are very stocky, their average height is a bit shorter than our soldiers. However, I think the new Sichuan Army brothers are quite tall!" replied the company commander of the baggage company.
"So! Think about it, our soldiers have to stand on that platform to shoot outside the trench. What if the little Japs who invade the trenches want to shoot at the second line of defense don't have a platform for them to stay on? You
Guess what their reaction will be?" Tang Dao said with a smile.
"Haha, then all they can do is jump around and shoot out." Everyone reacted and burst into laughter.
Battalion Commander Tang Da's move was sinister enough. Even if the first line of defense was lost, the Japanese who invaded the trenches would not be able to attack the second line of defense thirty meters away. However, the second line of defense could take advantage of the height advantage to attack as much as they wanted.
Throwing grenades into the trenches, just thinking about that situation doesn't make you feel too happy.
"Sir, can we take advantage of this and voluntarily give up the first line of defense from time to time, lure them in, and then fish in a hole?" Qian Dazhu's eyes moved and he suddenly suggested.
"Dazhu is a good idea. However, you infantry company commanders must pay attention to the actual operation. Focus on the shell guns and flower traps issued to your company to annihilate the Japanese who mistakenly enter the trenches. Shooting with rifles alone will cause too many casualties.
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Also, you have to be prepared for the Japanese commander Gouji to jump over the wall and launch an indiscriminate bombardment. It doesn’t matter how the Japanese die, but if I kill someone in my independent camp, my heart will bleed." Tang Dao nodded and reminded with a smile.
"In addition, the trenches placed at the front are also arranged in layers according to the infantry squads. Each infantry squad has a circular trench. Don't be afraid of laboring for each trench. It must be built into a ring with seven turns and eight twists. It should be spread out in depth. Each ring
The trenches are connected by communication trenches, connecting small circular positions into large circular positions.
Each infantry platoon-level circular position has a communication trench connected to the second line of defense. In this way, after the first line of defense is lost, you can quickly retreat and rely on the second line of defense to block the attack. The two wings are left alone and handed over to the second line of defense.
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Moreover, the heavy machine gun fire points supported by the infantry company and the fire support company must be placed in the bunker. You can't just dig a hole and cover it with sandbags. The Japanese invaders' artillery is not a vegetarian. I remember that the 18th Division should be equipped with it.
There are 105 howitzers.:.
Therefore, the top of the bunker must be covered with steel plates, logs and a 1-meter-deep soil layer, which must be at least strong enough to withstand the Japanese 105 howitzer. The bunker's firing holes must be reinforced with stones and steel plates, while ensuring that the front of the bunker is
There are no blind spots where our infantry can shoot. The bunker tunnels must be connected to the infantry trenches so that they can be evacuated quickly when necessary.
At the same time, individual soldier anti-gun holes must be built in the trenches, which must be able to withstand the strength of the 75-meter mountain cannon. If I come back tomorrow night and find that someone is lazy and digs an individual soldier anti-gun hole of insufficient specifications, then don’t blame me, Tang Dao, for not giving me face. Let you
These company commanders were whipped naked in front of the soldiers. Those who refuse to change after being taught will be subject to military law." Tang Dao explained with a stern face.
"Yes." All the officers quickly stood up to attention and agreed in unison.
"Get out of here and repair your fortifications. As for who will be the first-line troops, who will be the second-line troops, and who will be the reserve troops, I want to return to the front line of Jiepai immediately. I don't have time to accompany you, so I suggest you draw lots to resolve it."
Daopai was afraid of his butt and left directly.
Drawing lots? Is that okay? Several company commanders looked at each other in confusion for a few seconds and then dispersed, leaving only Lei Xiong, Guo Shouzhi and Zhuang Shisan smiling bitterly at each other.
This can be regarded as a difficult problem thrown by Tang Dao to the three of them. According to common sense, the independent battalion has four infantry companies. The second company has already fought a battle with the Japanese army at Jiepai. They should be allowed to rest anyway. The other three
The infantry company is the well-deserved main force.
But now there are two more Sichuan Army Camps, and I heard that there is another Sichuan Army Camp that will also be under their command. They can't just push a few infantry companies to the front when there is a big battle! That way it won't take many battles, and the Independent Battalion group
The veterans will have to be exhausted.
It is necessary to not only ensure the combat effectiveness on the defensive line, but also consider the future of the independent battalion. How to allocate and deploy troops is definitely an operation that tests wisdom and courage.
Unexpectedly, Tang Dao, the highest commander, finished the deployment of the position construction and ran away without caring about it, leaving this big problem to the three of them.
As for drawing lots, even if Lei Xiong was brave, he wouldn't dare to do it. Could it be that if the baggage company was drawn, everyone would have to be sent to the high ground to be the main force?
This should be regarded as a test question that Tang Dao gave to his deputies!
The war belongs to the whole of China, not just Tang Dao. Tang Dao needs not only brave comrades who can die side by side, but also comrades who can stand alone and continue to fight the Japanese invaders without him.
Both Lei Xiong and Guo Shouzhi must become capable commanders rather than executors of his Tang Dao orders.
8,000 soldiers and civilians worked almost without sleep for nearly 30 hours, like 8,000 industrious little ants shuttling back and forth on the three hills.
Those who had picks and shovels would dig the soil; if not, they would carry the soil with their clothes, and then use various sacks or cloth bags found in Guangde City to pack them into bullet-proof sandbags.
Those who had the strength to carry a piece of wood as thick as an adult's thigh to support it in the newly dug tunnel, while the women and children who had no strength helped to pass materials and hold hands.
There are no supervisors or designers. Each position has an infantry platoon leader or infantry company commander as the commander. Construction is based on Tang Dao's revised drawings, but the work efficiency is astonishingly high.
The reason for the soldiers is because their lives depend on these fortifications that are about to be completed, and for the people because if this position cannot be completed, the whole family will have no place to live in the future, and even if the Japanese soldiers leave, they will not have a house.
An engineering miracle was slowly born in this mountain.
Those soldiers and civilians who are sweating and sweating still don’t know that this place will eventually become a legend of Chinese soldiers and the tragedy of the Japanese army!
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